stature

UK /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/ US /ˈstæt͡ʃ.ə/

noun 3

Definitions

noun

A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.

Respect (social standing) coming from achievement or development.

Mount's cool finish from Kane's pass after Raheem Sterling intercepted Berat Djimsiti's pass was another illustration of his growing stature and Chelsea's rising star must surely be a certain starter when England open their Euro 2020 finals campaign against Croatia at Wembley on 13 June.

Statue.

The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.

Collocations

(noun.) height

ADJ

great, imposing

diminutive, short, slight, small

full

The famous actor rose to full stature as a leading man after his breakthrough film role.

physical

VERB + STATURE

have

lack

Many young athletes lack the stature needed to play professional basketball successfully.

PREP

of ~

The new coach has grown in stature since winning the championship last year.

PHRASES

a lack of stature

The company suffered from a lack of stature in the international market until it launched its new product line.

small in stature

The new gymnast was small in stature but incredibly strong and flexible.

(noun.) importance

ADJ

considerable, great, growing

full

public

international, world

political

VERB + STATURE

gain in, grow in, rise in

The young coach gained in stature after leading the team to their first championship.

achieve

After years of hard work, she finally achieved international stature as a respected scientist.

enhance

Winning the international award really enhanced her stature as a serious musician.

diminish

rise to

The young athlete rose to international stature after winning three Olympic medals.

STATURE + VERB

grow, increase, rise

Her reputation and stature grew significantly after she won the international award.

PREP

of ~

The new CEO was a leader of considerable stature in the business world.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot

height

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Mount's cool finish from Kane's pass after Raheem Sterling intercepted Berat Djimsiti's pass was another illustration of his growing stature and Chelsea's rising star must surely be a certain starter

Wiktionary

The golden ſtature of their feathered bird That ſpreads her wings vpon the city wals, Shall not defend it from our battering ſhot.

Wiktionary

The boy did not reach his father's stature of six feet.

Tatoeba · #47533

Young people have shown a lot of improvement in physical stature.

Tatoeba · #265825

It is practically unthinkable that a scientist of his stature would have made such an elementary mistake.

Tatoeba · #304891

This is a plan that takes into account your stature and your ability to guard. By all means do it for me.

Tatoeba · #327003

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, stature is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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